Google’s new AI solves superbug problems in two days – human researchers needed a decade

Superbugs are what we routinely call bacteria that grow resistant to antibiotics. The name isn’t exaggerated, as these acquired defenses allow the superbugs to survive … The post Google’s new AI solves superbug problems in two days – human researchers needed a decade appeared first on BGR.

Feb 25, 2025 - 15:51

Google’s new AI solves superbug problems in two days – human researchers needed a decade

Superbugs are what we routinely call bacteria that grow resistant to antibiotics. The name isn't exaggerated, as these acquired defenses allow the superbugs to survive and potentially provoke more havoc.

Scientists like Professor José R Penadés's team at Imperial College London have been trying to figure out how superbugs get their problems in the hope of a solution for years, working on a theory they did not share with anyone until the arrival of a new piece of AI.

Google's newly released co-scientist AI (based on Gemini 2.0) needed only 48 hours to reach the same conclusion as the scientists after a decade of research. The AI also came up with additional reasons why a bug might get superpowers, including a new concept scientists are now studying.

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